by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 19, 2024 | Outdoors and Nature
The new year gives us a chance to start with a fresh calendar and toss out the old one. But, what if the information you collected in that calendar was vital to your survival? People have always observed and noted the timing of natural events. Early people knew when...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jun 19, 2023 | Outdoors and Nature
I experienced Turtle Creek a whole new way the other day. It was an unusually hot September day, around 90 degrees, the water had warmed up and my son asked me to accompany him while he walked the creek and fished. When you’re college-aged son wants to hang out with...
by Therese Oldenburg | May 19, 2023 | Food & Cooking, Outdoors and Nature
Wild Foraging: the act of responsibly harvesting edible, wild growing plants and fungi for food, medicine and beverages. I’m just learning about foraging, so I thought I’d start in my own backyard. On a beautiful May morning I foraged in my yard for...
by Therese Oldenburg | Mar 19, 2023 | Outdoors and Nature
I’ve always said that I’m happiest when playing in the dirt! And now that the soil is warming up, I’m so happy I can get out and do just that! Did you know that getting your hands dirty in the garden can actually make you happier and healthier? New...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 19, 2023 | Outdoors and Nature
What I find most rewarding is walking the trails at Nature At The Confluence several times a week and finding new things to see and hear, and finding new ways to experience nature. It’s never the same walk, as new things are exposed, or even obscured as the...
by Therese Oldenburg | Jan 21, 2022 | Outdoors and Nature, Travel
When I was executive director at Nature At The Confluence, I was very proud and excited to have both Nature At The Confluence and Turtle Creek paddling featured on Discover Wisconsin’s “Beloit – Expect the Unexpected” episode (2019). I spent a whole...
